A High Efficiency Furnace: What I Needed for a Sound Sleep

With a cyclical work schedule that I have at the moment, sleeping seems to be a problem for me; most especially that our weather is at its extremes – a moment of hot summer then suddenly a freezing rainy one. But as much as possible, I needed at least five or six hours of sound sleep.

How am I going to deal with this dilemma? I’d resort to a high efficiency furnace from Trane. Well, for Trane, it is creating a perfect environment such as a cool breeze on a hot summer day or a cozy, bright space in the dead of winter. And I believe it could lull myself into a sound sleep with its durable materials; hence, high quality products.

Need I say more? This is definitely what I needed for a sound sleep.

NBA and Coors bring back Coors Pop-A-Shot to Metro Manila bars

Press Release

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The NBA’s favourite arcade game, Coors Light NBA Pop-A-Shot is back in Manila.

NBA and Coors, the official beer partner of the NBA in the Philippines, have brought back the globally popular, carnival-style arcade basketball shooting tournament to the Metro Manila bar scene for the second consecutive year. The first leg of the Coors Light NBA Pop-A-Shot 2011 took off at Flight Bar in Scout Borromeo, Quezon City, an airport terminal-themed bar this past weekend from August 18-20.

Jericho Sy of Antipolo, a 22 year old marketing student from Trinity University of Asia, topped the Flight leader board with 435, followed by Christian Kho (427), Erick Go (348), Patrick Alba (339) and Morris Relucio (332).

Maurice Relucio shows why hand and eye coordination are key to scoring high in the Coors NBA Pop-A-Shot Game.

In My Mid-Third Week

Yes. I, myself, am a little surprised about it. But this is for real. I am currently in the middle of my third week in my new job. I’m not saying that it is unbelievable that I had toiled working again. Of course not, it is not a hard-to-believe-news; unlike having a Beverly Hills breast augmentation. Yes, the latter is something not so me. But what I’m pointing out here is that, time do flies too fast. I can’t even pace with it, ha ha.

Anyway, the thing that struck me the most in my new job is this almost cliché-ic conversation that I used to have in almost everyone in the office:

Colleague 1: Hi! You’re new here?
Me: Hello! Yes, it’s my first week.
Colleague 1: So, what language were you using? Java?
Me: No. PowerBuilder.
Colleague 1: (With amazement) What’s PowerBuilder?
Me: (Confused on how to explain it) Hmmm, it’s like Visual Basic.

My Green Chevy Spark Dream

Oh well, I am feeling a sort of uncomfortable feeling knowing that I have to let a blogger event pass by me because of my day job. But I have to make all these sacrifices because I need to, I have to. Like what I had posted in my Facebook status, "In everything, I thank You Lord!"

Anyhow, thanks to my blogger friend, Clarrise, for copying me the Press Release of the said event; hence, this post. Thanks much Clarisse!

Facebook, indeed, invaded all walks of life that almost every company, organization, blog (present!), among others have their own Fan Pages. Why not? With FB's user-base, you can really reach out to your customers or intended users from all over the world for FREE! With this, Chevrolet took advantage of the Fan Page to promote their business and squeez in a twist for a little excitement. This twist that I am telling is the Spark Virtual Carpool Club FB application.

Souvenir Reflects Your Kind of Company

As a runner, reaching the finish line each time is truly rewarding. No matter what distance you participated in, and even if you are injured at the finish line, it is still a successful feeling putting your right foot across that line. As a souvenir, runners are given with loot bags that contain a little something for you to remember your run and all your experiences bundled with it. Most of the time, I get baller IDs; sometimes, I get button badges.

Looking through this souvenir items, there are those manufactured in poor quality. Sad to say, I get rid of them either by giving it or throwing it away. On the other hand, there are those that are of high quality that I even display it on our display cabinet.

As for me, these souvenir items which, of course, has the name of the company embossed or engraved or just printed in them reflects the type of product that company has to offer. No offense to those who does not look at it this way. But yes, these items are reflections of the type of company you are.

A Filipina Established a New World Record for the NBA FIT Challenge

The NBA Fit had been a rewarding success to all the organizers. A bountiful appreciation to the NBA Fit ambassador, Coach Erik Spoelstra, who spearheaded the activity. And though it has already been concluded last August 7, NBA Fit had left the Filipinos continually aiming to have a healthier lifestyle. Not only that, they also made Filipinos proud for we had established a new world record in the NBA Fit challenge. See the pictures for yourself and be proud of being a Filipino.

Lyceum Lady Pirate Francemae Cabinbin bested all competition at the NBA FIT Challenge held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall on August 6. The 19-year old business administration student from the Lyceum of the Philippines University established an NBA FIT world record by clocking in at 38.46 seconds upon completing all the stations. The NBA FIT Challenge is part of the NBA FIT program, the global comprehensive health and wellness program of the National Basketball Association.

Lunch With My Stradcom Friends

This is one of the many backlog blogposts that I should have written about two months ago. But I have been enjoying too much of my "bum days" that I become lazy writing one. Anyhow, I'm slowly coming back *wink*

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A few days after I arrived home, I had an appointment with my former company, Stradcom Corporation. Basically, it was to attend to some unfinished business - my backpay *woot*.

Sidestory

Before heading on to Stradcom, I had gone by an IT Company at West Avenue for an exam. Actually, I was texted by the said company while I was still in Singapore. But since I can't make it on the date they requested, we had moved it to a later date.

Honestly, I was not impressed with the company's surroundings. At the same time, I also am in frown upon hearing the radio station that they were listening to - Nicole Hyala. No offense to her fans, but I don't find her way of radio entertainment appealing. I find it as noise.

I Missed Coach Erik Spoelstra in the Araneta

I had three Patron tickets to the NBA FIT Development Camp Presented by Gatorade last Friday, August 5, 2011. Unfortunately, I had a number of activities to attend to that made me miss this event. *sigh* Here are a few of those things that passed my by:

Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra took his NBA FIT commitment one notch higher by leading the NBA FIT Development Camp for elite athletes and coaches as part of the 14-day NBA FIT Philippines 2011 program. The Development Camp was conducted with the Energen Philippine Under-16 National Team that is preparing for the SEABA Qualifiers for the FIBA-Asia Under-16 Championships in October. 400 coaches from grade schools, high schoosl, colleges and professional teams observed the proceedings and interacted with Coach Spo and his assistant coaches Dave Fizdale and Chad Cammerer after the camp. .This weekend (August 6 and 7), Coach Spo gets the general public involved in NBA FIT with health and fitness activities at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Coach Spo also leads the Air 21 NBA FIT Run at The Fort on Sunday as race marshal. Above, Coach Spo and NBA Asia Head of Basketball Operations Jama Mahlalaela discuss a play during the camp

NBA FIT goes to Torres High School; rock star welcome for Spoelstra

Press Release

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra continued to bring NBA FIT to Metro Manila schools to preach the gospel of a healthy and active lifestyle to kids, teachers and families everywhere. At Torres High School, the Department of Health through Dr. Irma Asuncion, head of its Health Promotions Board reaffirmed the DOH’s partnership with the National Basketball Association in promoting health and wellness to the greatest number possible.

Am I Ready for Work?

Starting Monday, I’ll be entering a new world. Yes, I finally landed on a day job. Where? That I wanted to remain as classified. But no, that’s not in the California cosmetic surgeon company. That’s not my field.

While contemplating (okay, I’m exaggerating), I am thinking of the things that I would be missing come I am already regularly going to work. Of course, I would fail to send and fetch my niece from school every day. But I do hope to catch up with what she’s been learning from school. At the same sense, I do hope that she’d be diligent in her studies and not indulge too much with Barbie cartoons. It seems to allow her to be in the know to fashion and how to be beautiful. Oh, the last thing that I would want to hear is that she would love to have a tummy tuck in Beverly Hills. That would really put me in terrible shock. On the other hand, I know that these cartoons do provide positive learning to contribute to a child’s well-being.

Club PK and their Noble Deeds

I was invited to an event dubbed as PD Alliance in Motion in Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati City. As I read the invite, I've seen that it is about a cross-country vaccination drive against the deadly pneumococcal disease (PD) through the help of of the renowned motorcycle group, Club PK, and Pfizer. The information at hand stopped there. First, I am really not that aware about the PD. Second, I am really not into these motorcycle group thingy. I'm more of a runner. But their noble deeds triggered my enthusiasm to partake at the event and be informed of what is it all about.

Yesterday, I travel all the way from Bulacan to Makati City. I arrived a little earlier. The stage interestingly looked like this:

Philips Urban Adventure set to put racers and thrill-seekers to the test

Press Information

Makati, Philippines - Philips, a global leader in lighting, consumer lifestyle and healthcare, is coming out with a special treat for thrill-seekers and race enthusiasts via a unique adventure competition. The Philips Urban Adventure is a one-day race around Metro Manila, where 12 two-person teams will take on various physical and mental challenges, and get a chance to win P100,000 in cash and prizes.

The competition, set for August 27, is one of the activities lined up for Philips’ anniversary celebrations, as the company marks 55 years in the Philippines. “The Philips Urban Adventure is definitely one of the activities we are most excited about as we celebrate our 55th anniversary,” remarked Rico Gonzales, CEO of Philips Electronics and Lighting, Inc.

Coach Erik Spoelstra Spearheaded NBA Fit Philippines

Once more Erik Spoelstra, Filipino-American Miami Heat head coach, visited the country to lead the NBA Fit Philippines to promote health and wellness. In the middle of NBA Fit's two-week activities, he graced a press conference at the New World Hotel, Makati City this morning to answer questions from the media. I would really want to ask him if he is open at coaching Team Pilipinas (Smart Gilas); but was unfortunate to throw a question.

Someone from the media asked a question regarding Coach Spoelstra's thoughts in the recent NBA Championship where they lost against the Dallas Mavericks. And here's his humble response: